Comments on: Jesus and Mary, Oh My!

By: Zwrdl

Zwrdl — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:50:21 +0000

Capitalized words = belief? Not able to recognize written sarcasm, apparently. Whatever You say, Bob. I guess if You say so I must believe in god and Jesus. And those secular scholars whom I am sure You have no doubt studied and who support an historical non-divine Jesus are talking through their hats. You, of course, have done serious research on this and have the last Word on all matters pertaining thereunto.

I know You are aware of what cogent argument, since Your statement “rudely poking fun at the items on this page; never-ending pareidolia stories coming from a never-ending line of religious retards” certainly exemplifies good debating skills and You used a big word correctly. Congratulations. I’m sure You are very effective in persuading folks that atheists have the corner on intelligence.

You go, Girl.

And James, I agree. “True believers” do seem to have some deep capacity for manufacturing improbabilities, if not downright impossibilities . It amazes me that anyone could possibly think, postulating the existence of some savior figure arising from the Middle East, the he would be a six foot tall, blue eyed, non-semitic looking fellow. Some of those figures on toast are probably closer to the reality. :-) No one born there looked like Jesus when and where Jesus was supposed to have lived. But maybe that’s one of His Miracles.

By: James Tracy

James Tracy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:50:16 +0000

Zwrdl,

I think that the better question is this: Isn’t it unsurprising how his believers recreate Jesus and Mary’s image to fit their own expectations within their own time period?

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:34:36 +0000

A mission to convert the world to atheism? I wish I had the time and resources. It would be a real step toward world peace, and civilisation getting closer to maturity.

You are the one who should lighten up. I, a real atheist, was simply and rudely poking fun at the items on this page; never-ending pareidolia stories coming from a never-ending line of religious retards… And the idiots who line up and pay to see the candy, toast, grease stain, pancake, corn flake, stool pile in the bowl, all in a vague shape of a religious condolence card personality.

You definitely are not atheist. Your word capitalisation’s (His, Him, Holy Mother) and description of a biblical myth (the specific crucifixion of a Jesus) as a reality, betray your beliefs. Your acceptance of weak, solely faith-based evidence that a Jesus existed back then indicates you have personal faith in those events. It is your option, but, hedging your bets, or what?
Reality check, Zwrdl - you’re not atheist.

CHEERS!

By: Zwrdl

Zwrdl — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:14:25 +0000

I’m not a believer. I’m of the atheist persuasion. You need to lighten up. You sound like a religious proselytizer coming from the reverse direction, showing zeal for atheism almost as if it were Your Mission to convert folks to it. BTW there is some pretty good proof of an historical Jesus, or whatever he was called in Hebrew. His divinity or accounts in scripture are another thing altogether.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:14 +0000

Sorry, Zwrdl, “Jesus” never existed, unless you’re talking about the Mexican gardener.
Logically; if those three kings knew about the “saviour” being born and travelled to the stable with gifts, and everyone else who saw the alleged star overhead as a sign, why aren’t there words carved into stone, statues, anything following his life, even tales of toddler years, or teenage years of someone supposed to be so special? NOTHING written until about forty years after the fables of his life.

And, immaculate conception - HA! You really believe Joe wasn’t boinking his wife before that?

Also, if you believe the bible, do you see that it endorses incest? After Adam and Eve, and they had kids….how do we expand the population from there? Same with after the great flood and Noah. Small gene pool to rebuild the earth - gotta boink your blood relatives to make it happen. Gross, eh?!

Read the bible - the outrageous contradictions will enlighten you back into reality.

By: Zwrdl

Zwrdl — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:34:50 +0000

Of course these are not depictions of Jesus and Mary, they are pictures of western interpretations of a blue-eyed Jesus and his Holy Mother. If Jesus were to walk down the street appearing as he did during His life before He was crucified, not a single person would recognize Him. Isn’t it miraculous how Jesus recreates his own image to fit the expectations of His believers?

But hey, whatever sells on eBay.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:26:52 +0000

I’m sorry, but I see nothing but naked porn in all those images!

Except the meteorite, if it really is one…it just looks like a toad ’s arse.

CHEERS!
Bob